yarn!

just some things i've been up to lately...

yum.

my techno tea party batt spun up! they're both finished but i haven't uploaded pictures yet. in fact they've been knit up! this stuff was so much fun to work with. (now craving some more knittydirtygirl batts..)

i also have finished my pullip cardigan. i think it turned out pretty well.

teeny cardigan

and made a coordinating scarf!

love scarves.

yarn dyeing is so much fun. and now etsy has posted this natural dyeing tutorial. so now i can't stop looking around the kitchen for things that could possibly used as dye... i wonder how long-lasting the color would be, though. i thought that natural dyes required more of a mordant than salt. i think i'll give it a try though, just for a the fun of it.

also.. been spending too much time on plurk.

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Stacey said…
Techno tea party is beautiful and such a great name for it, too!
September 17, 2008 at 1:27 AM
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